Ground Tarp
Finally found a cheap ground tarp with pockets for rocks/sand to hold it down. Tri-folded concertina Alpina 4 for scale. https://amzn.to/3xKjIqF (Full disclosure, if you use this link I will get a commission! Thanks for your support.)
Trip Report: XC Paragliding Clinic with Matty Senior
When: July 14-19 Where: Chelan, WA This week with Matty Senior in Chelan was a fantastic and fun learning experience. Before my buddy Ross suggested I join the clinic, I wondered if it was worth the price or if it was something that I actually needed. I’m very glad that I joined the clinic because […]
The Smell of the Earth
Today April 20 was my grandfather’s birthday. He would be 96 today. Through my whole childhood, you could nearly always find Papa working in his garden. Papa loved his garden, helping things grow, and then sharing his delicious bounty with his family and friends. I remember learning to dig potatoes, first following behind Papa to […]
Getting lost in Time in Sedona
April 7, 2020 I had to stop and look at the calendar: I’ve been in this beautiful spot for 13 days! And three nights before that I had a different spot down the road. So that puts me at 16 days since I left a city (Phoenix) and I am not missing it at all. […]
Palomar and the Hawks
This “van life” has some growing pain. I was bumming around near Torrey Pines and trying to live in my van near a city was making me feel homeless. I had found a nice road by the beach to chill on for the first two nights (no prohibitive signs, etc), but last night a friendly […]
Jason Goes West
I’m currently driving. Where am I now? Still in Texas? No, finally in New Mexico! There’s expanse of planes with mountains in the distance. I just drove through some rain and some sleet. SLEET! I thought I was getting away from winter by going south but it’s 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Also I just passed the […]
The journey south
After leaving Boston, my sole plans were: visit friends and make it back to Nashville by Thanksgiving! Shrek was running fine, and Donkey tows so smoothly. My first stop was Philadelphia! After my late start, I spent my first night in the van as expected. I spent the next day hanging with my buddy Adam! […]
“So, Jason… What are you doing exactly?”
I’m starting the next chapter of my adventures! After spending the summer flying all over the European Alps and vol-biving (or para-camping) in Kyrgystan, I’m gearing up to explore all of the friends, vast landscapes, and van-life that my home country the USA has to offer. Staying mostly in the south to avoid winter, my […]
LAUNCHING!!!! The road trip begins.
I’m packed up and on my way out of Boston. Leaving nothing behind gives a sad finality to this departure, but I know the people will bring me back here before I know it. This final departure is spurred on by the coming of winter. Yesterday’s snowflakes and today’s 19F temperatures help reassure me that […]